4 Tubes, good to know I'm feeding it the right stuff. [ATTACH] Boiled some water with no soot on the billy, at least not at full noise....
Hi John, Thanks for that, I'll look into some cleaning. The jets may be getting oversize. One burner was worse that the other so I swapped the...
Hi All, I got my first Optimus 22 yesterday, a belated Christmas present to myself that had been caught up in the mail. After a bit of a cleanup...
Do they vent briefly and shut off, or do they run away? How big is the fireball?
I've always assumed that my 123 getting hot was normal, but it really does get hot, just not hot enough to leave skin on. Has anyone had a 123...
Nice, I have one of these in bits myself at the moment - without the dimple in the spirit cup.
It sounds like these are light scratches as opposed to a tool gouge, which can be difficult to remove. If I ever find someone removing a burner...
That's not to say leave it in there over night. The Zinc reaction is vigorous, pull it out when it stops. It known as steel pickling and is what...
Zinc will react with hydrochloric acid, and the steel will not.
How do you think it would handle being done up and released continually? Does it go hard? Cheers Colin
[media] Clay Pigeon Shooting perhaps?
Reading about Bismuth, it appears to be brittle. Probably not the answer then. As for hard wearing, these seem to be the most favorable...
Why? I don't have any lead for starters :) In a world where lead use is frowned upon (ROHS) or banned (fuel, paint, plumbing) perhaps it's time...
Hi All, I was wondering if using other materials instead of lead in places like lipstick burner seals would be successful. I was thinking that...
I want to believe. :)
My first lipstick burner. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Cheers Colin
I thought I'd post a method for pump cap repair that I found simple and effective. Unfortunately I didn't take any before images, but this cap...
With some replacement washers and a bit of a clean it fired right up. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Cheers Colin
Hi All, I have recently acquired a Thermidor Picnic Stove. After some new washers, cup and pip it came to life nicely. [ATTACH] It seems to...
No shipping to New Zealand! Gutted :( Not that I'd pay that much but it is a stove I'd love to have.
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